The street protests continue in Iran's cities. I feel it is not getting enough momentum, it does not go viral. Of course, what I know?
P.S.: It appears that the failure of about 7000 private saving funds, many backed by religious charity organizations and the Revolutionary Guard, that led to the loss of the life savings of millions, is the cause of the protests. The drunken "journalists" reporting from Tehran hotel bars missed it. No CIA/Mossad agents were involved in the mismanagement of those monies.
The clerical regime in Iran is involved in a number of foreign
adventures, the nearest to us in Syria and Lebanon. This imperialist
program has impoverished the hundred million strong Iranian population,
and they are starting to protest. It is a natural reaction (see below how fatigue works). According the last night's news, the
faceless rebels have tried to take over police stations and there is
some armed resistance. I do not know if the rebellion can achieve traction
and momentum. It will surely cause stress within the Iranian leadership and bring on personal changes.
Trump
verbally encourages the rebels but that is all. I would not put my faith in
American assurances. Europe is totally silent, it is a continent frozen
in fear of a new wave of political refugees. Israel has nothing to do
with Iran's or any other country's internal affairs. We learned in
Lebanon that interventions turn against us, they create enemies where
there were none before.
A troupe led by director Hossein Parsai performs “Oliver Twist” based
on “Oliver!”, a British musical,
at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on December 18, 2017.
Iran is a modern, secular country. Is it logical that it has been ruled by obscurantist clerics in the last thirty years? Or is it a temporary anomaly that will end soon?
Once, the CIA organized a revolution in Iran and defeated a Communist-leaning regime. Today, another revolution is under way to expel the Ayatollahs. These good news follow from Donald Trump replacing the cowardly defeatism of Obama. Iranian papers are obsequious to the USA. Trump is a miracle.
Nikki Haley presented a week ago the remains of the Iranian rocket fired at the Saudi capital. I have seen the collection of remains of Saddam's Scud missiles but this thing is at least five times fatter.
